Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
19.8° C
3.8° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.5
NNW
3
0.1
N
9
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
2
2
0
2
18
19
11
7
20
58
57
63
49
55
56
57
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:02AM4.23m
3:39PM4.46m
4:14AM4.50m
4:51PM4.73m
5:15AM4.89m
5:51PM5.03m
Low Tide
9:25AM1.60m
10:13PM1.47m
10:49AM1.21m
11:22PM1.21m
11:52AM0.72m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
22
26
28
23
21
18
17
14
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
18
22
24
19
18
17
14
10
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
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